People

Alison Kim Shan WEE
Principle Investigator

Dr. Cecilia CHU
Postdoctoral Researcher
2022 - Present
Research topic:
DNA barcoding of coastal fish and decapod communities in Malaysian mangrove ecosystems

Leanne Frances YEE
PhD Student
2022 - Present
Research topic:
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of coastal fish and decapod communities in Southeast Asian mangrove ecosystems

Wenji LUO
PhD Student (Guangxi University)
2019 - Present
Research topic:
Population genomics, stress adaptation and ecological niche in endangered and endemic subtropical timber species Vatica guangxiensis in China

Dr. Ni Kadek Erosi UNDAHARTA
PhD student (Guangxi University)
2017 - 2021, Graduated
Research topic:
Forest Ecology, Genetic Diversity and Conservation Management of Dipterocarpus hasseltii Blume in Sacred Groves in Bali, Indonesia

Xia LI
MSc Student (Guangxi University)
2019 - Present
Research topic:
Heat stress response and heat tolerance in major Asian mangrove species

Jie HUANG
MSc Student (Guangxi University)
2018 - 2021, Graduated
Research topic:
The ecological genomics and distribution of potentially invasive mangrove species Laguncularia racemosa in China

Zhongcai MA
MSc Student (Guangxi University)
2017 - 2020, Graduated
Research topic:
The effects of water temperature on the cold tolerance of widespread mangrove species Bruguiera gymnorhiza

Aidan William SHORT
MSc Student (Guangxi University)
2016 - 2020, Graduated
Research topic:
Chilling tolerances and chilling-induced
gene expression in major Asian
mangrove species

Tianhui YU
MSc Student (Guangxi University)
2016 - 2018, Graduated
Research topic:
Adaptation and Response to Physiological Stress in Mangroves

Aurelia SIMPSON
BSc Student (UoN)
2022 - Present
Research topic:
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of coastal fish and crustaceans in mangrove habitats

Adri Agni BIN RADZIF
BSc Student
2022 - Present
Research topic:
The genetic evolutionary potential of mangrove forests

Hui Ying CHOONG
BSc Student
2022 - Present
Research topic:
Plant-based food resources in mangroves and female empowerment in coastal communities

Matthew Jun VERGARA
BSc Student
2020 - 2021 (Graduated)
Research topic:
Decapod Crustacean Biodiversity in Response to Variations in Water Quality Conditions in a Tropical Mangrove Environment